Almost Big Bed

Anna's growing up. Sniff, Sniff!! I haven't wanted to see this day come and I've tried to prolong the inevitable. But she is ready for a big bed, almost. She has started to climb out of her crib, so yesterday, Dom took off the front rail, so she can get in and out of bed easier. I put the boy's old bed rail under her mattress, so that she won't roll out of bed. It adjusts so you can fold it down and out of the way. Putting sheets on the crib is now easier, since safety standards prevent any space to be between the mattress and the railings, it's almost impossible to get sheets between those places. I understand the safety issue, but come on!!

The boys were all in big boy beds by the time they were two because I needed the crib for the next baby. Anna turned two in April, but I didn't want to graduate her just yet and I don't need it for another baby. So I'm trying to keep her a baby. How am I doing?

So far she is doing pretty well with staying in bed. The boys were a "um" nightmare (can I say that and still get Mother of the Year Award) to keep in bed. I have had to go and put her back in several times, but I think she gets the picture. Or I'm just experiencing "beginner's luck" and she will turn into that "nightmare" to keep in bed. No, not my little girl. ;)

Here is the whole gang enjoying Anna's bed. This is really a cute picture, but when I upload onto my blog, pictures get all fuzzy. I don't know why.

Lately, Anna has this "thing" with putting on socks. She goes and gets socks out of her own drawers or her brother's drawers and puts them on both her feet and her hands. She also likes to wear shoes, anyone's, her brothers included. Here is a picture where you can see she has two mismatched socks on, her brother's socks that is. She is showing you her pretty ball too.

She put on this head band herself, as you can tell. She can make funny faces, just like her brothers. They've taught her well.